Senior Software Engineer - GameSDK

Summary

Join Datadog's Real User Monitoring (RUM) SDK team and contribute to building the library installed by customers in their games. You will work closely with product, backend, and frontend teams to deliver a best-in-class performance monitoring product for games. This role requires strong experience with Unity or Unreal APIs and ecosystems, proficiency in C++, and a passion for code simplicity and performance. Datadog offers a hybrid workplace, competitive salary and equity package, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

• You have strong experience with the APIs and ecosystem of Unity or Unreal. You are comfortable debugging complex issues in a variety of setups
• You have relevant experience in developing code for Unity, Unreal or an in-house engine
• You have experience shipping to Consoles and PCs
• You are proficient in C++ and cross-compilation for various platforms
• You value code simplicity and performance
• You want to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment that values diversity of talent, excellence of product, and exciting engineering challenges at scale

Responsibilities

• Maintain and write new components of Datadog's Unity and Native SDKs SDK
• Support our growth into Unreal and other game engines, across all platforms (PC, XBox, Playstation, Switch and Mobile)
• Work closely with the backend, frontend and product teams to deliver the best-in-class performance monitoring product for games
• Contribute to the improvement our engineering tooling and practices
• Write code in the public eye, being the face of Datadog inside the community

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing commercially shipped SDKs

Benefits

• Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities for internal mobility
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Free global mental health benefit through Spring Health
• Generous global benefits
• Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation
• Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience
• In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan